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HELLION
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Dictionary entry overview: What does hellion mean?
• HELLION (noun)
The noun HELLION has 1 sense:
1. a rowdy or mischievous person (usually a young man)
Familiarity information: HELLION used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A rowdy or mischievous person (usually a young man)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Context example:
he chased the young hellions out of his yard
Hypernyms ("hellion" is a kind of...):
bad hat; mischief-maker; trouble maker; troublemaker; troubler (someone who deliberately stirs up trouble)
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